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Health ministry, audits give conflicting figures Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | As Ugandans began contracting the novel coronavirus, President Yoweri Museveni on April.03, made an appeal for public solidarity in support of the health care system that was already in a crisis due to limited funding. Dozens of companies …

  Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | Isaac Khisa |  United Bank for Africa Uganda has a new managing director, as Chioma Mang took the top job at the Jinja-Road headquartered lender this month. Mang succeeds Johnson Agoreyo who was the MD from June 2016 – September 2020.    Mang was appointed to …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Isaac Khisa |  Emirates recently resumed flights to Uganda, albeit with a scaled down frequency. The Airline’s manager in Uganda, John Gemin, shares some insights in the aviation industry that is currently picking up from the effects of coronavirus pandemic.  Following the restrictions imposed by …

Pandemic widens education gap as it impacts rural and disadvantaged children further Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The scene looks like a typical telephone call centre. Women and men sit before computers, headsets pinned to their ears, mouth-pieces ready and light projectors dangling from the ceiling. But this is …

Bancassurance has recorded Shs52bn for the three quarters of this year ending Sep.30 Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Embedded insurance model is turning out to be one of the most viable options of selling insurance services to customers as the country strives to increase insurance coverage and deepen penetration. People …

  Investors likely to preserve their savings and capital with CIS and fixed income instruments due to the current coronavirus pandemic Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) have recorded more than double their assets under management (AUM) to Shs 388.5bn for the FY2019/20 as a …

Firms want to cut into huge value of contracts which go to foreign firms Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Ugandan local firms have been losing out to international players in clinching big deals in the local market but this could soon be reversed if a new business model that …

Alemtsehay Meseret has made one and half years as the Ethiopian Ambassador to Uganda. She spoke to The independent’s Isaac Khisa on a wide-range of issues; from trade relations between the two countries to the Renaissance Dam. What is your assessment of trade and investment levels between Ethiopia and Uganda? …

But the firm’s overall Africa operations had its net profit fall by 36% to $145m Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Bharti Airtel operations in East Africa have recorded a 14% growth in revenue to US$659million for the six months ending Sept. 30, citing an increase in subscribers. The firm’s …

Uganda’s coffee industry has recorded the highest ever export volumes as well as earnings for the Coffee Year 2019/2020 (Oct-Sept), signaling the crop’s steady recovery. Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Latest data from the Uganda Coffee Development Authority shows that coffee exports for the 12 months amounted to 5.36 …